"Book" in Chinese — 书 (shū)

书

shū

book

HSK 1Traditional: 書2 example sentences

Definitions

1book
2letter
3document
4to write

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ㄕㄨ

shū

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ u—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

书

Simplified

書

Traditional

Example sentences

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拿本书读！
ná běn shū dú！
Take a book and read it.
看这本书。
kàn zhè běn shū。
Read this book.

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Related words

秘书

mì shū

secretary

书架

shū jià

bookshelf

读书

dú shū

to read a book

书包

shū bāo

schoolbag

书店

shū diàn

bookstore

书法

shū fǎ

calligraphy

书柜

shū guì

bookcase

书桌

shū zhuō

desk

证书

zhèng shū

credentials

书房

shū fáng

study (room)

图书

tú shū

books (in a library or bookstore)

念书

niàn shū

to read

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Book in Chinese: 书 (shū)